The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-08-12

town on Wednesday.
-lhe Celebrated Victor phosphate can be
had AT Barkers' for g. 90 per ton, which
makes u the cheapest in the market.
The Fulton Democrat saws ..TrncIs..
Mike Cromer had his grain cradle ssnt a. H.
home in this place last Friday. I, has been
on eXh'oition for some time in Cambershvrg
ms IS the cradle with which Mr.. Crousf on
Monday, July II. 1858. from sunrise 10 sun.
set cradled l2}S acres Of wheat making 5G5
dozen OF sheayes and 2s2 bushels OF wheat.
ihe sythe Is only 81 inches in length
Rev. Father McSweeney. who for the
past twenty years has been one OF the
faculty at 81. Francis College, Loretto,
died on Tuesday last at st. Francis Hospital
/ Pittsburgh. The deceased was about ~
years OF age and had always enjoyed excel
lent health until about three months AGO.
when he was stricken with paralysis and
was taken to the Hospital at Pittsburgh
! In the case OF the Common wealth ys
/ John +. Dubois, executor for collateral in
heritance tax upon the estate of John Du-
/ ooiS, deceased, Judge Krebs, Of CIeaIfieId,
on Saturday last rendered decision IN
I favor OF the Commonwealth for S136. 500.
/ with interest thereon at the rate of u per
cent. per annum from May 6, 1887. This is
tax on the valuation Of s., $50 900, which
was disputed
-Ohctals OF the Pennsylvania railroad
report that they have not sufficient rquIp-
ment to move the business offered them.
For this reason they have had 20 refuse
large grain shipments from the West. At
this season Df the year the movement of
tonnage is always large and SO great Is the
Offering Of business that ears have been
diverted i9om regular channels. The coal
shippers are complaining that they cannot
obtain enough equipment.
On Thursday Of last week LIGHTNING
struck the residence Of Nj. !. T. Yoder. In
Conemsugh township. IL descended the
chimney passed through the stove pipe, and
out OF the stove. ripped up the oiI-cloth
about the stove, passed through the floor !
and down a supporting post in tb,. ar
tearing II INT" spiinters The inmates of ~,
S,rr,,rE - ."e'tin the Kitchen when the
any injury.
Roller Igo, a well to-do citizen OF Ants
township, Blair county, his home being
short distance north Of BeilwOod, along the
N
iust his life ON last Saturday afternoon. lie
was driving team drawing a load Of hay,
when the wagon fell over on its side, carry 1
ing Mr IgO with Il. At the same tune the 4
frightened horses started to run, and be- 4
coming fastened in the lines he was dragged 4
a considerable distance. He died 2 short I
time after the accident. He was aged 60 4
years.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company /
has received from the London & Northwest /
eru Railroad Company, Ot England. four !
miles uf the new steel rail, ninety pounds 10 /.
the yard (ten pounds heavier than any In
present use 90 the U1ited StGtes), with the
patented steel ties, chairs and slid ing bolts !
One mile will be lIid on each or the tosr
divisions between New York aud Pits
burg, and the claims Of the new tack E.u
be thoroughly tested. As time will DO necss-
sary 70 secure this thoroughness no report
OF the results will be forthcoming Tor sew
eIai months.
William Wick, employed at BuIket's
w-mill, near Bakers Summit, Bedford
county, was Instantly killed about O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. He was in the act of
stopping TO pick up a plank which had just
been cut from a log, when the teeth Of the
saw caught his suspenders and he was
literally sawed in two, lengthwise before the
machine could be stopped. The victim was
aged 20 years and was the only support OF
his widowed mother, Mrs. Mary a. Wick, Of
Bakers Summit. His father was killed In
an ore mine at Ore Hill about six years ago.
Tue Huntingdon Globe says tnat +. 5.
Mccarthy, of that place, who is purchasing
walnut timber in a number of the adjoining
counties, secured tIes at Williamsburg, in
Union county, the other day, the like of
which is hard 10 End. When cut up the tree
filled two FIRE jght cars. One OF the logs was
seventeen feet long, without knot or flag,
was fifteen feet ia diameter at the small end
and nearly seven feet across the stump.
walnut log of such fne quality and unusual
Dimensions is worth considerable money. 1t
was cut on the farm Of Isaac Watson, near
Mrinsourg.
The HolHdaysburg correspondent of the
Altoona Times says IAN aged man named
Eli Smith, of Catherine township, started
out early on Monday morning last TO gather
buck lberries upon the mountain near his
home AS he Cid not return at nightfall his
friends became alarmed and started out
uf-o- him. They hunted the mountains all
aight without success, and up 20 Tuesday
morning the man was missin-. 8 larger
crowd started ont 10 continue the search,
and some time during the morning the
seaIcheTs found the man s body lying on the
ground, cold and stin in death. There were
10 marks or bruises upon his body, and 1t Is
supposed that he was prostratea BY the heas'
He was about 40 years OF age.
A New York special says: There Is
-uch excitement among tobacco dealers and
manufacturers at the present time rs hhsnot
been known for years, and prices for leaf
tobacco have increased from 80 TO 100 per
cent during July and she end is not yet.
Manufacturers have been sending up theiT
prices in respunce to tn a demands made upon
them by the controllers OF the leaf supply,
On the plug tobacco alone the LoIillards
have advanced their wholesale price cents
per pound during the iast three weeks-
Other manufacturers have kept pace with
them, and western manufacturers who in
itated the rivalry OF a few weeks ago have
not been able to keep out OF the present
movement The causes Of the increase are
complex, but the chief cause is speculative
On Wedne sday night OF last week
freight train, loaded with coke. was wrecked
m Carpenters tunuel, few miles east OF
Ggeeasturg, on the Pennsylvania railroad
and both taccEs we're bloch AIDED for nearly
Is hours Tho wreck was caused ny the